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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 442 · 40 questions
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Memory tip (Each item pulls the next): Steps: picture the first item → link it to the next item → keep linking in order → replay the story. Use actions, not places: “a pen stirring tea in a cup” beats “a pen near a cup”. Every item needs its own link; skip one and that item is lost.

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  1. 1.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a lemon; the lemon sings to a tent; the tent chases a duck; the duck pulls a sock. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) tent (b) sock (c) lemon (d) duck
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles a vase; the vase sits on a spoon; the spoon rolls into a mango; the mango crashes into a violin. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) orange (b) spoon (c) vase (d) mango
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles a mango; the mango sings to a drum; the drum jumps over a candle; the candle crashes into a ball. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) drum (b) mango (c) ball (d) jug
  5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into an onion; the onion rolls into a guava; the guava pulls an orange; the orange bounces onto a wallet. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) orange (b) doll (c) guava (d) onion
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
  10. 10.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto a flute; the flute falls into a frog; the frog chases a guava; the guava pulls a banana. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) banana (b) guava (c) tent (d) flute
  12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle tickles a banana; the banana rolls into a spoon; the spoon falls into a kite; the kite bounces onto a mirror. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) mirror (b) spoon (c) candle (d) kite
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a net; the net bounces onto a van; the van sits on a doll; the doll pulls a ladder. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) net (b) van (c) doll (d) ladder
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a glass; the glass pulls an umpire; the umpire sings to a guava; the guava chases a tent. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) goat (b) guava (c) glass (d) umpire
  16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a jug; the jug crashes into a coconut; the coconut chases a ball; the ball jumps over an anchor. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ball (b) anchor (c) duck (d) coconut
  18. 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into a kite; the kite sits on a jug; the jug pulls a wallet; the wallet chases a frog. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) sock (b) jug (c) frog (d) wallet
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp rolls into a tiger; the tiger tickles a doll; the doll falls into a shoe; the shoe sits on a glass. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) doll (b) lamp (c) tiger (d) glass
  21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a fan; the fan bounces onto a guava; the guava chases a monkey; the monkey sings to a cat. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) parrot (b) cat (c) fan (d) monkey
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a lemon; the lemon tickles a bucket; the bucket sings to a radio; the radio chases a kettle. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) coconut (b) kettle (c) radio (d) bucket
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to an anchor; the anchor chases a van; the van tickles an orange; the orange bounces onto a kite. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) kite (b) van (c) anchor (d) doll
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a bucket; the bucket sings to a wallet; the wallet jumps over a drum; the drum falls into an ant. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) ant (b) wallet (c) bucket (d) watch
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into an urn; the urn falls into a candle; the candle pulls a vase; the vase chases a tomato. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) candle (b) tomato (c) flute (d) vase
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles an anchor; the anchor jumps over a ball; the ball sings to a key; the key bounces onto a van. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) anchor (b) ball (c) key (d) jeep
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon rolls into a goat; the goat jumps over a doll; the doll tickles a tent; the tent falls into a jalebi. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) tent (c) goat (d) doll
  29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a van; the van bounces onto a kite; the kite tickles a doll; the doll chases a drum. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) anchor (b) doll (c) van (d) kite
  31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll rolls into a rope; the rope crashes into an igloo; the igloo sits on a duck; the duck sings to a radio. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) rope (b) igloo (c) duck (d) doll
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a fan; the fan sits on an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) fan (b) inkpot (c) cat (d) bucket
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango jumps over a jeep; the jeep falls into a wallet; the wallet tickles an owl; the owl sits on a cat. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) mango (b) cat (c) jeep (d) owl
  35. 35.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
  36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
  37. 37.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
  38. 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a tomato; the tomato sits on a cat; the cat chases a nest; the nest pulls a goat. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) onion (b) nest (c) cat (d) tomato
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls a lemon; the lemon tickles an inkpot; the inkpot chases a nest; the nest crashes into a violin. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) nest (b) violin (c) glass (d) lemon

Answer key

  1. step 4
  2. lemon
  3. mango
  4. mango
  5. picture the first item
  6. orange
  7. step 2
  8. funny actions
  9. link it to the next item
  10. the pen stirring tea
  11. banana
  12. step 3
  13. spoon
  14. net
  15. umpire
  16. step 1
  17. ball
  18. replay the story
  19. jug
  20. lamp
  21. keep linking in order
  22. monkey
  23. bucket
  24. van
  25. bucket
  26. tomato
  27. key
  28. tent
  29. keep linking in order
  30. van
  31. picture the first item
  32. rope
  33. inkpot
  34. owl
  35. each link leads on
  36. picture the first item
  37. that item is lost
  38. picture the first item
  39. tomato
  40. glass

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